Agency Allows an Additional 40 Days for Input WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has extended for 40 days the public input period on its proposed enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace harassment. The […]

Female Employee Subjected to Unwelcome Comments and Gestures by Store Manager, Federal Agency Charges OXFORD, Miss. – Dolgencorp, LLC, dba Dollar General Stores, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Federal Agency Brings $725,000 Claim for Female Employees to Bankruptcy Court SEATTLE – A federal judge has entered a consent decree approving a $725,000 settlement against Federal Way, Wash.-based precious metals dealer Northwest Territorial Mint to resolve a sexual harassment […]

Mississippi Health Care Company Failed to Accommodate and Fired Disabled Employee, Federal Agency Charges JACKSON, Miss. – Pioneer Health Services, Inc., a Mississippi company focused on rural health care, unlawfully discriminated against a social worker/therapist because of her disability when […]

Furniture Company Fired Employee After She Disclosed She Was Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged CHARLOTTE, N.C. – RTG Furniture Corp. of Georgia, a Florida corporation that operates a chain of Rooms to Go furniture stores and distribution centers nationwide, has agreed […]

Automotive Components Manufacturer Fired an Employee for Making a Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charges CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – HP Pelzer, Inc., an automotive components manufacturer located in Athens, Tenn., violated federal law by firing a female employee because she complained […]

Nightclub Made Unlawful HIV Medical Inquiry, Then Fired Employee, Federal Agency Charged HOUSTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Diallo’s of Houston, a Houston-area nightclub and party venue, will pay $139,366 and furnish other relief […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that President Trump has named Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic Acting Chair of EEOC. Lipnic has served as an EEOC Commissioner since 2010, having been nominated to serve by President […]

Pizza Company Refused to Accommodate and Fired Disabled Employee Because He Had a Job Coach, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – The owners of a Farmington, Utah Papa John’s Pizza will pay $125,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability […]

Hotel Management Company Fired Black Employees Because of Their Race, Federal Agency Charged FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hospman LLC will pay $35,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]